Major international electronic musician deadmau5 has debuted at #1 on Billboard‘s Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart (dated Dec. 24) with his sixth studio album W:/2016ALBUM/ (mau5trap). “The set is the mouse man’s third leader, following 2012’s album title goes here and 2014’s while(1<2),” writes Billboard’s Gordon Murray (12/15/16). “Dating back to 4×4=12, which started at No. 2 six years ago (Dec. 25, 2010), deadmau5 (aka Joel Zimmerman) has drawn six consecutive top-three debuts. deadmau5 also appears on Hot Dance/Electronic Songs for the first time in two years, as two tracks [“Let Go” featuring Grabbitz, “4ware”] from W:/2016ALBUM/ pierce the list.”

Along with the chart position news, deadmau5 released today (Dec 16) on YouTube an exclusive performance/BTS video set to “Let Go (feat. Grabbitz),” the lead single from W:/2016ALBUM/. The video-which captures deadmau5 and his crew preparing his new cube and mau5head going into performance–is part of YouTube’s partnership with deadmau5 in support of the launch of W:/2016ALBUM/. On 12/1, deadmau5 live streamed a “live from rehearsals” performance to give fans a sneak peek into music from the new album, and unveiled his updated, custom-built Cube 2.1.

The deadmau5 live experience has long been one of the most invigorating in music, taking listeners on a complete journey that melds his signature sound with a state-of-the-art live show. On the “LOTS OF SHOWS IN A ROW” tour-where the Cube 2.1 will be featured–look for deadmau5 to return to major venues across North America where he will perform multiple nights in some markets, mirroring his record-breaking tours in 2011 and 2012. “LOTS OF SHOWS IN A ROW” kicks off on March 29 in New York City at the legendary Hammerstein Ballroom. From there, it’s on to amphitheatres and arenas including BB&T Pavilion inCamden, NJ, Merriweather Post Pavilion inColumbia, MD and Tsongas Arena inLowell, MA. After completing the east coast dates, deadmau5 will head west for multiple-night runs at The Fillmore in Detroit, the WaMu Theater in Seattle, Fox Theater inOakland, CA, The Shrine inLos Angeles and Aragon Ballroom in Chicago. The most up to date routing follows below.

Joel Zimmerman, more commonly known as deadmau5 (pronounced ‘dead mouse’), is one of the world’s most respected electronic music producers of modern times. Enjoying international chart success with his platinum-certified single “Ghosts ‘n’ Stuff,” as well as “Professional Griefers,” “Sofi Needs A Ladder” and “I Remember,” he has also released five critically acclaimed albums: > album title goes here < (which reached #1 on the Billboard Dance/Electronic Chart, #2 on the Billboard Independent Album Chart and #5 on the Billboard Digital Album Chart), 4×4=12 (recently recognized for having sold over 500,000 copies in the United States), For Lack Of A Better Name, Random Album Title and while(1<2). The multiple JUNO Award-winning and GRAMMY®-nominated artist performed at the 54th Annual GRAMMY Awards as part of its first ever telecast performance highlighting electronic music. He appeared on the cover of Rolling Stone (summer double issue, 2012), marking him as the first electronic artist to do so. His ability to push the boundaries of his talent grows at an equal rate to his fan base, which counts almost 15 million over his combined social media channels. Earlier this year deadmau5 leaped into the virtual reality realm with Absolut and released a massive sample catalogue with Splice while performing major festival plays throughout the world. His latest album W:/2016ALBUM/ is out now. Look for more exciting things to come from deadmau5 soon.